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Definition
Prawn cracker; a crispy, stick-shaped snack made with prawns and starch.
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How it's used
Often associated with childhood nostalgia, this snack is a staple of local convenience stores and supermarkets. While the name literally translates to prawn strips, it refers specifically to the crunchy, airy, savory snack rather than any actual seafood dish. It is frequently used as a generic term for this type of extruded snack even if the flavor is not prawn.
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When I was a kid, I really loved eating prawn crackers.
How many bags of prawn crackers did you buy to take home?
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Common phrases
a bag of prawn crackers
Common mistake
Do not confuse this with actual prawns or shrimp dishes, as the word is strictly reserved for the processed snack food. It is not used to describe any form of cooked seafood.
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Grammar guides
- QuestionsFrom yes or no questions to asking who, what, where, and when. The patterns you need to ask questions naturally in Cantonese.
- ClassifiersCantonese puts a classifier between a number and a noun, and a bare classifier on its own can mean the. Learn the common ones and how to use them.
- ComparisonsHow to say bigger than, the most, the same as, and not as good as. Cantonese uses 過 where Mandarin uses 比, and that catches a lot of learners out.
